Dream Eater vs Alare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dream Eater
Record your dreams via voice or text, complete with the moon phase and celestial data from the night you dreamt. Receive reflective interpretations and visualize your dreams as art. Designed for privacy and ease of use, even in the dark.
- Voice and text dream journaling
- Moon phase and sign tracking
- Reflective dream interpretations
- Dream visualization art
- Private, on-device storage
- Lock screen and bedside modes
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You wake at 3 a.m. with a dream still vivid. Say it out loud or type it, and Dream Eater keeps it safe, with the real moon and sky of that night beside it. THE JOURNAL IS FREE, FOREVER Voice capture that works offline and turns your words into text on your iPhone. Drafts that survive a crash. A calendar, search, tags, favorites, export. No account, no sign-up, nothing standing between you and the half-remembered. A READING IN YOUR OWN WORDS Ask for a reading and get a reflection, not a verdict. It quotes your dream back to you, asks open questions, and names the tradition when one reads an image a certain way (Jungian, Gestalt, folk). It never claims a symbol has one fixed meaning, and it never claims to know what will happen. THE MOON AND THE SKY Every dream is stamped with the moon phase and the Moon's sign from that night, computed on your iPhone. Add your birth details if you like, and see your chart and what is passing through it. Astrology here is a reflective lens, not evidence about your life, and it is optional. PATTERNS THAT ARE TRUE See your streak, your tones and feelings, the themes that keep coming back, and when you dream. If you ask whether the moon matters, the app tells you honestly how many nights it takes to say anything, and shows what chance alone would give you. ART MADE FROM YOUR DREAM Turn a dream into a picture in one of six styles, from soft dreamscape to ink wash to collage. Save it, or share a card with the dream's title and the moon. BUILT FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT A Record button on the Lock Screen and in Control Center, a moon widget, a Bedside theme that keeps the light low. Large text, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion are supported throughout. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your dreams, recordings, transcripts, tags and birth details stay on your device. When you ask for a reading, the dream text goes to our server and on to Google's Gemini model to write it, and our server keeps no dream text afterward. You choose whether readings are on, and you can delete everything from Settings. FREE, PLUS, OR PAY AS YOU GO Three readings a week are free. Plus unlocks unlimited readings, dream art in six styles, follow-up questions and your sky. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or skip subscriptions and buy credits that never expire. Dream Eater is for reflection and entertainment. It is not medical, psychological or therapeutic advice. If you are struggling, support is one tap away in Settings, Help, Crisis resources. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or annual. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings, Apple Account, Subscriptions. A lifetime purchase is also available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/legal/dream-eater/privacy/
Alare
This alarm app prevents oversleeping with unique wake-up challenges. Users must perform specific actions like waving the device, scanning a code, drumming on the screen, or tapping a button to stop the alarm. Choose the action that best suits your wake-up needs.
- Unique alarm dismissal actions
- Wave device to stop alarm
- Scan code to stop alarm
- Drum roll on screen to stop alarm
- Tap button to stop alarm
- Prevents oversleeping
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This is an alarm app. However, you cannot stop it easily. Alare's alarm will continue to snooze automatically until you perform a special action. To prevent oversleeping, select an action that you believe will wake you up! Here are the actions available to stop an alarm: - Wave Device Wave the device slowly and broadly like a flag. - Scan Code Scan the code placed outside the bed. - Drum Roll Drum roll your fingers on the screen. - Tap Button Just tap the button once.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alare at none against Dream Eater's 7. Dream Eater's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dream Eater sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Alare asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dream Eater ships an update every 6 days, Alare monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dream Eater | Alare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Midgar Oy | Cizzuk Shihu |
Customer experience
Dream Eater
Alare
In-app purchases
Dream Eater
- Dream Eater Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Dream Eater Premium Annual$29.991 Year
- 5 Dream Credits$2.99
- 15 Dream Credits$7.99
- Credits Mega Pack (50)$24.99
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- Credits - Giga Pack (100)$39.99
- DreamEater Premium Lifetime$249.99
Alare
No in-app purchases









